A Promise Kept by Stormy Glenn

to a tee. He was a small teddy bear with a brawny chest covered in dark, curly hair. How could Jack not be attracted to Mason? He had just never acted on that attraction. Hell, Jack wanted to. Even if Mason was interested, Jack wasn’t sure he was into something long-term. And someone like Mason had to be long-term. He sighed as he pulled into the parking lot of Mason’s apartment complex and climbed out of his car. This wasn’t going to be easy, but it had to be done. He reluctantly walked toward the apartment and was surprised when the door opened and Janet walked out carrying a cardboard box. “Janet? What are you doing here? Where’s Mason?” he asked curiously. “Oh, uh, Mason left for D.C. this morning. He said something came up and he had to leave early.” “He left? Just like that? Without saying a word to anyone?” Jack asked, astonished that Mason had just left. “Well, he said he had a few things to figure out in his head before the term started so he was going to get an early start.” “He didn’t—did he say anything else?” Janet shook her head. “No, but he did leave a box of your stuff inside. You might want to get it before Bob loads it up.” Jack walked past Janet and into the apartment. He instantly spotted a cardboard box with his name written across the top in big, bold letters. He couldn’t remember ever leaving anything at Mason’s house. He had only been here a couple of times, and both of those times with Randy. He saw Bob watching him out of the corner of his eye as he